Sgt. Timothy A. David, 28, of Gladwin, Mich.; was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; He died June 28 in Sadr City, Iraq, of wounds sustained earlier in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. His decorations include the Army Commendation Medal with Valor. He died at age 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered earlier in Sadr City, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
"Timothy A. David had an unusual business idea for when he got out of the military. It involved both safety and fun _ a bar bus. "Believe it or not, he was going to buy a couple of buses, transport people from Fort Hood to Austin, Texas," said his father, Michael David. "He was going to get a liquor license and make a bar bus." David, 28, of Gladwin, Mich., died June 28 in Sadr City after a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. He was a 1999 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Hood. A senior sniper, he was on his sixth tour of duty, having previously served two tours in Afghanistan and three tours in Iraq. "He was just an all-around good kid," said Michael David. "He left the Army life with the Army when was home, that was Tim." In high school, David was a member of his school''s football and track teams. "He got the most out of his ability," said Jim Emery, the boys'' track coach. "He had a good year in the high jump his senior year." He also is survived by his mother, Linda. "He was a good kid," his father said. "He was a joy to be around."
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"Timothy A. David had an unusual business idea for when he got out of the military. It involved both safety and fun _ a bar bus. "Believe it or not, he was going to buy a couple of buses, transport people from Fort Hood to Austin, Texas," said his father, Michael David. "He was going to get a liquor license and make a bar bus." David, 28, of Gladwin, Mich., died June 28 in Sadr City after a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. He was a 1999 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Hood. A senior sniper, he was on his sixth tour of duty, having previously served two tours in Afghanistan and three tours in Iraq. "He was just an all-around good kid," said Michael David. "He left the Army life with the Army when was home, that was Tim." In high school, David was a member of his school''s football and track teams. "He got the most out of his ability," said Jim Emery, the boys'' track coach. "He had a good year in the high jump his senior year." He also is survived by his mother, Linda. "He was a good kid," his father said. "He was a joy to be around."
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Sgt. Timothy A. David, 28, of Gladwin, Mich.; was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; He died June 28 in Sadr City, Iraq, of wounds sustained earlier in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. His decorations include the Army Commendation Medal with Valor. He died at age 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered earlier in Sadr City, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
"Timothy A. David had an unusual business idea for when he got out of the military. It involved both safety and fun _ a bar bus. "Believe it or not, he was going to buy a couple of buses, transport people from Fort Hood to Austin, Texas," said his father, Michael David. "He was going to get a liquor license and make a bar bus." David, 28, of Gladwin, Mich., died June 28 in Sadr City after a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. He was a 1999 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Hood. A senior sniper, he was on his sixth tour of duty, having previously served two tours in Afghanistan and three tours in Iraq. "He was just an all-around good kid," said Michael David. "He left the Army life with the Army when was home, that was Tim." In high school, David was a member of his school''s football and track teams. "He got the most out of his ability," said Jim Emery, the boys'' track coach. "He had a good year in the high jump his senior year." He also is survived by his mother, Linda. "He was a good kid," his father said. "He was a joy to be around."
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"Timothy A. David had an unusual business idea for when he got out of the military. It involved both safety and fun _ a bar bus. "Believe it or not, he was going to buy a couple of buses, transport people from Fort Hood to Austin, Texas," said his father, Michael David. "He was going to get a liquor license and make a bar bus." David, 28, of Gladwin, Mich., died June 28 in Sadr City after a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. He was a 1999 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Hood. A senior sniper, he was on his sixth tour of duty, having previously served two tours in Afghanistan and three tours in Iraq. "He was just an all-around good kid," said Michael David. "He left the Army life with the Army when was home, that was Tim." In high school, David was a member of his school''s football and track teams. "He got the most out of his ability," said Jim Emery, the boys'' track coach. "He had a good year in the high jump his senior year." He also is survived by his mother, Linda. "He was a good kid," his father said. "He was a joy to be around."
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